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Truly, how ridiculous is a 10-day suspension. First, that is a extended vacation. Second, how would you enforce compliance. Attorney Hagen just does his regular business matters of researching and writing etc - just avoids any court appearances and who is the wiser. From a common sense perspective this is nonsense.

TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Fort Lauderdale attorney Kevin Lawrence Hagen was suspended for 10 days following a Florida Supreme Court decision after he was reprimanded by a federal court committee, The Florida Bar said in a recent announcement.

Hagen's 10-day suspension was effective 30 days from the date of the high court's order to allow him time to close out his practice and protect his existing clients' interests, according to the high court's two-page order. The court also ordered Hagen to pay $1,336.40 in costs.

In Florida, court orders are not final until after the time to file a rehearing motion expires. Filing such a motion would not have altered the effective date of the Hagen's suspension.

The district court issued that order after Hagen and his client repeatedly failed "to comply with orders requiring the defendants to file certificates of interested parties and corporate disclosure statements," the consent judgment said. After Hagen and his client failed to appear for hearing over the show cause order, the court referred Haven to the ad hoc committee on attorney admissions, peer review and attorney grievance "for investigation of his actions and omissions," the consent judgment said.

Hagen admitted to lack of diligence and failure to abide by a court order. The committee publicly reprimanded Hagen in November.